'Fantasy' to claim families £3.5k poorer under Labour

SIR Keir Starmer has accused the Conservatives of using a "fantasy figure" to claim that families will be £3,500 poorer due to Government decisions.

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The Prime Minister said the number used by the Opposition is "about as much use as Liz Truss's economic planning" as he defended the Government's handling of the economy.

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch said Labour had left the economy "fragile as we face global trade wars" and the "jobs tax" caused by an increase to employer national insurance could result in job losses.

Mrs Badenoch went on to ask whether Chancellor Rachel Reeves would either put up taxes or break her fiscal rules, which rule out borrowing to fund day-to-day spending.